Tax & Budget
Commentary: Ryan Budget a Monumental Opportunity for Reigning in Federal Deficits
Democratic leaders are hounding the Ryan budget for its supposed severity and ideologically-driven [...]
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Legislators Attack Jindal’s Plan to Privatize Prisons
Governor Jindal's plan to privatize three state prisons has received criticism from legislators who [...]
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Tax Freedom Day Passes for Louisiana, but Ignores Federal Deficit
The Tax Foundation states that the 2011 Tax Freedom Day will fall on April 12th. However, if the federal [...]
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Louisiana Taxpayers Cover the Tab for Over 70 Percent of Local Pensions
State lawmakers were not thinking about long term costs when they passed a law back in 1999 that allowed [...]
Read moreA First in American History: 2011 Federal Aid Set to Overwhelm State General Funds
2011 is set to be the first year that federal aid becomes the largest component of state revenues. [...]
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Key Lawmaker Calls for Across-the-Board Pension Reform
Rep. Kevin Pearson (R-Slidell) has proposed an across-the-board increase in pension contributions from [...]
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Vitter Calls for “Life Cycle Cost Analysis” in Infrastructure Projects
Sen. Vitter has introduced new legislation that calls for greater transparency and accountability in the [...]
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Study Projects Louisiana Pension Funds to Run Dry in 2017
A Northwestern University study claims that Louisiana's pension system will be insolvent by 2017. [...]
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National Study Ranks Louisiana in Top Five for Government Transparency Websites
United States Public Interest Research Group study ranks Louisiana's "LaTrac" in the top five for [...]
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